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13 October 2026, 08:17
2026-10-13
Ukraine first struck Russia with its own FP-7 ballistic missile
The Ukrainian military has used the domestic FP-7 ballistic missile for the first time to strike Russian territory. The weapon is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 300 kilometers.
The Ukrainian military has used the domestic FP-7 ballistic missile for the first time to strike Russian territory. The weapon is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 300 kilometers.
The use of the missile was reported by Iryna Terek, CEO of the developer company FirePoint, TSN reports. According to her, Ukrainian specialists are already working on the next modification of the weapon.
The new version is expected to have an increased flight range. "We are working on an extended version, which will also appear this year," Terek noted.
As a reminder, on October 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the first combat use of the Ukrainian FP-7 ballistic missile . On the same day, according to The Wall Street Journal, the missile successfully hit a Russian military position in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.